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One of the largest diversified global packaging companies, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Weidenhammer Packaging Group (WPG), Europe’s leading provider of composite cans along with composite drums and rigid plastic containers, for €286 million, or approximately $360 million, in cash. According to M. Jack Sanders, Sonoco …

Those who like wood will be highly impressed with the portfolio of the hardwood sawmill Gebr. Vater OHG: From oak, ash, chequer tree, and chestnut to cherry tree, linden, beech and walnut tree, the 60-year-old family business from Retzbach am Main (Spessart) has everything that the heart desires. In order …

SATO, a leader in barcode printing, labelling, and EPC/RFID solutions, has announced the release of its new high-performance S84-ex and S86-ex print engines for case carton, pallet and individual product identification, and print and apply applications. The new generation of SATO print engines offers significant industry advancements in quality imaging, …

As part of its exciting 2015 development plans, PHS Teacrate is introducing handheld personal digital assistants (PDA’s), to provide real time information for its office removals operation. The business, which rents, sells and delivers around 25 million packing and other crates each year, is to offer its customers from January …

Earlier this year industrial automation company AutomationDirect entrusted automated warehouse solution provider TGW with an extensive logistics installation at its headquarters in Cumming, Georgia (U.S). Now in the second phase of the project, TGW is fitting a new high bay warehouse for thousands of SKUs of high technology automation products. …

• Crisplant will supply an energy-efficient LS-4000CB cross-belt sorter • The sorter will serve as the backbone of the system, integrating all areas of the distribution centre • Simplicity of the system ensures ready understanding of the system design by managers and operators • Modular design delivers easy expandability to …

Winners of the 2014 Plastics Industry Awards were announced last week by comedian Al Murray at a sell-out black-tie awards ceremony held at the London Hilton on Park Lane. Europe’s largest manufacturer of rigid plastic packaging, RPC Group, won the coveted Processor of the Year trophy as well as the …

Crane hydraulics in ports and dockyards The demanding operating conditions, large loads and 24 hour working associated with portside container cranes means high-performance hydraulic systems are required. Ruppel Hydraulik has developed and produced a wide range of system solutions for harbour cranes, including compact hydraulic units for sway control, as …

The pallets are charactersized by their square size, a robust design, their impact resistance, and their load capacity of 1,250 kg on high racks. Both are used, for example, to store FIBCs, flexible intermediate bulk containers, also called big bags, in high-bay warehouses. The difference between the two pallets is …

The trade association that represents companies responsible for handling much of the UK’s visible trade is warning that a severe shortage of HGV drivers could wreak havoc with deliveries in the lead up to the Christmas peak. Whilst members of the British International Freight Association (BIFA) tend to be truck …